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GHSA-w2wf-cgwh-vpqg CVE-2017-16239 PYSEC-2026-694

OpenStack Nova Filter Scheduler Bypass

Medium PyPI
Severity
6.5 / 10
Medium · CVSS 3.0
Exploit chance (EPSS)
1.42%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 72.85% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
—
Not classified
Fix
16.0.3
Upgrade nova to this version or later

Description

In OpenStack Nova through 14.0.9, 15.x through 15.0.7, and 16.x through 16.0.2, by rebuilding an instance, an authenticated user may be able to circumvent the Filter Scheduler bypassing imposed filters (for example, the ImagePropertiesFilter or the IsolatedHostsFilter). All setups using Nova Filter Scheduler are affected. Because of the regression described in Launchpad Bug #1732947, the preferred fix is a 14.x version after 14.0.10, a 15.x version after 15.0.8, or a 16.x version after 16.0.3.

Affected versions

PyPI

PackageVulnerableFixed in
nova
>= 16.0.0, < 16.0.3
16.0.3
nova
>= 15.0.0, < 15.0.8
15.0.8
nova
>= 14.0.0, < 14.0.10
14.0.10
nova
>= 14.0.0, < 14.0.10
>= 15.0.0, < 15.0.8
>= 16.0.0, < 16.0.3
14.0.10
15.0.8
16.0.3

How to fix

Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.

nova PyPI → 16.0.3

pip
pip install --upgrade "nova>=16.0.3"
poetry
poetry add "nova>=16.0.3"
uv
uv add "nova>=16.0.3"

Severity breakdown

CVSS 3.0 6.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

References

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Last updated by the source
  3. Latest EPSS score
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OpenStack Nova calls qemu-img without format restrictions for resize
High Also affects nova
GHSA-rm86-h44c-2r2m
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Medium Also affects nova
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OpenStack Cinder, Glance, and Nova vulnerable to arbitrary file access
Medium Also affects nova
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Medium Also affects nova
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Low Also affects nova
GHSA-22jm-4hxw-35jf
OpenStack Nova can leak consoleauth token into log files
Low Also affects nova
GHSA-43cm-73px-5v4m
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Resource limit circumvention in Nova private flavors
Low Also affects nova
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